Originally Posted by graraps
This is a bit over the top. Had no problems getting a room at the five-star Moevenpick for AED 500. That may not be a tiny amount of money, but it's no more than what a regular three-star hotel in London or Rome would charge.
With all due respect, I don't think my opinion is 'over the top' at all ; in fact, before my trip when I checked the Mövenpick rates were over AED 1000 -- what time of year were you traveling? Or maybe as a graduate student I had a different budget than you.
